Dear Love: The Spring I May Never See

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the door without knocking. His black shoes made soft contact with the deep red car

uffs, and other shiny tools under the cold white light. In the middle of the room, four camera lenses

oft sobs from the video filled the room, the woman in the recording trembling helplessly. Tears stained

the doorway while pointing at the screen. "The

standing tall in an immaculate black suit. His golden-brown ey

he air like a sharp knife. "If the result is good..." His gaze stayed locked on the scree

ghtly, his eyes sparkling wi

aying remarkable contours. "Her cries are beautiful; you'd be missing out if you don't tr

center of the room still held the traces of the figure lying beneath

th certainty. "You even cried with satisfaction, didn't you? Don't worry; I'll send the

leaving the room in darkness. The remaining light vanished, leavi

all body trembling in silence. Her breath was shallow

ises, sweeping the room with an empty gaze. Tears flowed quiet

uched her reddened skin, her swollen lips pressed together tightly. Her gaze was vacan

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k black hoodie covered her shoulders, paired with pants hidden beneath a dark green skirt. H

r a few seconds, her trembling hand reached for the strap of her bag lying on the floor. Without a

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dancing under the dim streetlights, creating soft shadows around her feet. The sound of her foots

ind its shadow, her small body tightly folded in her arms and legs. The cold air pierced her skin, but the warmth of her own bo

ace in the scarf that shielded her from the freezing ai

ffocated her family. Without a word or complaint, Ann dropped out of school-her decis

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ages and tips. But everything collapsed when her father suddenly passed away due to a brain a

th Jake, a heartless man from the Thorpe family-a

ng care of her grandmother,

-just the steady rhythm, unaffected by the cold sno

simply took a quiet breath, letting the cold air bite at her lungs. She pulled her scarf tighter, hidin

spoken. The silence between them was

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its cracked screen. She took a deep breath, then stood t